Types of Body Piercings

Wondering what the different types of body piercings are? Interested in getting one yourself? Well today we’ll explain all of them, right from the top of your head all the way down to the bottom of your toes. But before we explain the individual types of body piercings, it’s important to know the different categories of piercings. There are ear piercings, facial piercings, lip piercings, nose piercings, oral piercings, and body & surface piercings. You can probably guess what they are already, but if not that’s okay, we’ll explain everything you need to know here.

The Different Types of Body Piercings

Body piercings have always been around, and the preferences for body piercings are always fluctuating, with some people favoring one type of piercing over another for their appearance. Some are considered more tolerable than others, but it’s ultimately up to you to decide what kind of piercing you like and what it signifies to you. So let’s walk through all the different types of body piercings you can get.

Lip Piercings

Lip piercings are the types of body piercings that involve any part of the lip or around the lip to be pierced. Common lip piercings include the Labret, Monroe, snake bites, and spider bites, although there’s a few more that we’ll talk about below.

Labret - Located below the lower lip and centered, rings or studs are typically used

Lowbret - Below the lips further down towards the chin on either the left or right side

Madonna - Right hand side just above the lip

Monroe - Left hand side just above the lip to resemble Marilyn Monroe’s beauty mark

Medusa - Opposite of a Labret, located right above the upper lip and centered

Jestrum – A lip ring that extends above the upper lip like a Medusa but also below

Snake Bites - Two piercings on either side of the bottom lip

Spider Bite - Two piercings close together on either the left or the right side of bottom lip

Facial Piercings

Facial piercings are the types of body piercings that have any part of the face pierced besides the ear, nose, and lips.

Cheek – Located on the cheek, although how high or how low you want it is up to you

Chin - Located on the bottom of the chin

Dimple - Piercings where a typical dimple would be

Anti-Eyebrow - Opposite side of the eyebrow, slightly underneath the eyes

High Nostril - Located on one side of the nostril a little higher than normal, either left or right

Nasallang - A piercing that goes horizontally through both nostrils

Ear Piercings

Everyone has heard of ear piercings and they are probably the most common piercings that people get, but did you know that there are a ton of additional options besides the ear lobe? In fact, almost every part of the ear can be pierced, all with sexy terminology as well.

Tragus - A piercing of the tragus, which is immediately in front of the ear canal

Venom – Side by side off center piercings near the front of the tongue

Web – Piercing through the frenulum underneath the tongue

Uvula – Piercing through the uvula in the back of the throat

Body & Surface Piercings

Body and surface piercings are the types of body piercings that have any part of the body pierced besides the nose, mouth, lips. ear, and face. Surface piercings refer to the piercing of any surface that isn’t concave or convex, so a flap of the skin must be pierced.

Sternum - Located centered between the cleavage

Collar – Located on collar bone below the shoulders

Navel – Also known as belly button piercings, which you probably already know